ALIKE
What does "ALIKE" mean?
Similar to one another, or in the same way.
Meanings
- Having a close resemblance; similar. The twins are so alike that teachers mix them up.
- In the same manner or to the same degree. The new rule treats winners and losers alike.
Did you know?
- 'Alike' hides an old word for 'body': its Germanic root '-lik' meant form or shape, so two things alike literally share a body, the same root tucked inside 'such' and 'which'.
Word origin
From Old English 'gelic' (similar), reinforced by Old Norse 'alikr'; related to 'like' and ultimately to a root meaning 'body' or 'form', the shared shape two things have.
Remember it
ALIKE = 'A' + 'LIKE' - things that are alike are 'a-like', one like the other.
A little poem
Two snowflakes, sworn the same by careless eyes-
lean close: no two were ever quite alike.
couplet
Wordplay
- Great minds think alike - which is unfortunate, because it means somebody already had my idea and didn't tell me.
What it teaches
Calling two things alike says more about the distance you keep than about the things themselves.
Quick facts
What does ALIKE mean?
Similar to one another, or in the same way.
Is ALIKE a valid word?
Yes — ALIKE is one of the answer words in Wordul, the daily word game.
How many letters is ALIKE?
ALIKE has 5 letters and 2 syllables.
Where does ALIKE come from?
From Old English 'gelic' (similar), reinforced by Old Norse 'alikr'; related to 'like' and ultimately to a root meaning 'body' or 'form', the shared shape two things have.
What can ALIKE teach us?
Calling two things alike says more about the distance you keep than about the things themselves.
How players do
Be the first to solve it.